David Manners actorAn allegation has been made here in a post that David Manners' star was removed from the Hollywood Walk of Fame years later because he was gay. In fact, Manners never had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the first place. The implication in the post was that Manners had a star around the time of his career or not long after his last film in 1936. But the Walk did not come into existence until the '50s, long after his screen career was over. Those making the decisions at the Hollywood Walk of Fame have "punished" some film artists for their political views. It took Charlie Chaplin years to get his star. One of the most conspicuous absentees today, as I've pointed out here, is the Oscar-winning actress Gale Sondergaard, a clear snub by the Walk people due to her politics. But whatever else the Walk of Fame people may have been guilty of when it comes to political bias, they hardly have a record of discriminating against openly gay actors. Both William Haines and Ramon Novarro, whose homosexuality was widely known and is undisputed, have had stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for years. That Manners has been overlooked by the Walk people is unfortunate but as with the team of Wheeler and Woolsey and one of Manners' co-stars, Marian Marsh, among his contemporaries also lacking a star, I think it has more to do with Hollywood's amnesia than any conspiracy directed against the actor over his personal life. Thought this was pretty interesting to share with all.

Gisela UhlenGot her made famous by a little editing to fit Famous guidelines. I made sure you kept the bio because I only took out the paragraphs and made a couple of minor edits. I actually visited the cemetery where she is buried as I went to school very close (a few hundred meters) to there many years ago and went back to see it in 2011.

I looked through your virtual cemetery of sports people and while it was full of cyclists and soccer players - just like mine features rugby and cricket, and anyone from the USA features baseball or American football - it did contain a few of interest to me, such as Gert Fredriksson and the Spanish water polo goalie.

But I was amazed when I saw a memorial to Jack Blackham, the Australian cricketer!!! How did he get on to your list?

I hope Jose that you maintain your interest in featuring the graves of sports people, and if you track down any more Olympic gold medalists I would be very interested to find out about them. Have a look at my list if you're interested.

Carl EsmondI thought I'd let you know that Carl Esmond's wife Ruth died Saturday at age 104. The plans were to have them both buried in a family plot in Colma CA but that isn't going to happen now and the family has possession of their cremated remains.